October 14, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 14, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 14, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words72
Max Points334
Pangrams2
Genius234
4 letter answers 23 words
ARCHARCOAURACARTCHARCROCCURTHARTHOARHORAHOURHURTORCAROARROOTROTOROUTTAROTARTTOROTORTTOURTROT
5 letter answers 19 words
ACTORAORTAARHATATTARCARATCHARTCOURTOCCUROUTROROACHROTORTAROTTORAHTORCHTRACTTROTHTROUTTRUTHTUTOR
6 letter answers 16 words
AURORAAUTHORCARROTCHURCHCHURROCOHORTCROTCHCROUCHCRUTCHHOORAHHORRORHURRAHORATORROCOCOTARTARTHROAT
7 letter answers 8 words
ATTRACTCATARRHCOACTORCURACAOCURATORRATATATROTATORTRACTOR
8 letter answers 4 words
ACTUATORAUTOCRATCATARACTCOAUTHOR
9 letter answers 2 words
ATTRACTORCUTTHROAT
Common questions
How many answers in the October 14, 2020 Spelling Bee?
72 valid answers worth 334 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 234 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are COAUTHOR, CUTTHROAT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is R. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.